Senor Statistician recruitment

Senior Statistician

Job Description

Our client  is seeking an experienced statistician to join our rapidly growing start-up. As a senior member of the statistics group, you will lead efforts to design and prototype cutting edge statistical algorithms which are central to the company’s product rollout. You will interact closely with our molecular biology team, helping guide experiments and work with next generation sequencing platforms. 

We are seeking a motivated, creative statistician with algorithms and project lead experience. We value candidates that bring passion and focus to the role. 

Responsibilities:

•Help develop and guide molecular biology experiments

•Lead research efforts into building probabilistic models for next generation sequence platforms

•Leverage accurate probability models to build the next round of algorithms and products

Qualifications:

•MS or PhD in statistics, computer science, engineering, or physics

•A minimum of 4 years work experience

•A minimum of 1 year of project lead experience

•Solid understanding of statistical modeling

•Reasonable coding skills and familiarity with at least one programming language

•Excellent communication skills

•Familiarity with databases and SQL is a plus

•Experience with Java or Matlab is a plus